The researchers who raised two ancient dugout canoes submerged in Madison's Lake Mendota announced Thursday they had discovered fragments or chunks of at least eight more canoes in the lake ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- The Madison Fire Department responded to Lake Mendota near Picnic Point on Wednesday, Jan. 16, for an occupied vehicle that broke through the ice. Lake Rescue 1 launched their boat ...

The festival, packed with icy events, will take place from Feb. 3-9 at The Edgewater and extend onto frozen Lake Mendota. The family-friendly festival is free and will host ice skating ...

Lady Liberty was inflated on Lake Mendota Friday as part of the Wisconsin Union's Winter Carnival, which includes a variety ...

In Madison, Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota, bacteria evolves cyclically in lockstep with the lake’s changing conditions. A new study detailing this phenomenon includes data from water samples ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was rescued from their vehicle after it broke through the ice on Lake Mendota Thursday. At around 3:57 p.m., the Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue team was dispatched ...

A 20-year study in Lake Mendota shows bacteria evolving seasonally, with genetic variations resetting annually. A 2012 extreme weather event caused lasting gene shifts, highlighting microbial ...